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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed " [, B1 ^9 Y8 U- g% Y. p8 E
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and $ f5 c; i8 y7 d* `3 T) D6 U; C
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a / w( z2 L6 i% q" j
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. , ^: z" v. n, z/ I1 v
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, - u% W8 y. D* U7 l" F
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. ; r" ]3 t3 }/ R- a
) f6 d, i2 m/ m$ ~, f' iAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual 1 O! \3 }, u# a" n5 T. S4 G, l
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been ! g, Q) p6 [. P. B" J D
hung on his window.
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% {/ C) @. i' G+ x"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." ! s6 N2 x9 W7 @$ a2 r s0 Y
: O; c% X* z$ o. `7 f"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 4 s" N& l% @3 h: S' Z# f5 h
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 1 l$ e# j* c" }& Q1 i8 W5 M2 s
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how 6 }/ W# n! X' a* z) r! w
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." # h0 @+ N4 _6 r1 a" S
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. 4 J& @" q' e3 Q6 X
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
1 J7 u9 t4 S( U" W @3 L1 a( Lhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed ! M3 \$ z" _4 X# ]* Q5 C
and be thankful for the ones that do. % C8 _9 L& B/ H2 d4 E) I
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
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' i8 z0 w' j" k1 A, q* E4 L/ S) [Just for this time in my life.
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, Y- |- L7 _" ^4 m0 t, M0 b! K1 fOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank ( ~1 O" {! C" B( N( Z% c" o: E, y* X1 q4 y
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
: m" [( F% @( S* n2 M7 t. ]I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 9 Z$ o0 U/ U2 ^$ {" x) g1 B
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
6 ~- b" G2 [4 M 2. Free your mind from worries. . U7 E- Q, X& `2 H
3. Live simply. 6 V) d/ ]% V4 X- V& v( H! V
4. Give more. . ?1 J! I4 C6 Z% F$ Z m
5. Expect less. |
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